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Assessment of prequalification procedures : New Mexico DOT construction contractor prequalification practices survey.
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2006-02-01
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Abstract:In order to ensure top quality construction projects, contracts need to be awarded to the most qualified
contractor. At the time of this research, NMDOT projects often went to the lowest, not necessarily the
most qualified, bidder. The objective of this project was to survey the contractor prequalification
practices of other states for use in NMDOT program development discussions. Respondents from 50
state transportation departments were surveyed for descriptions of their contractor prequalification
practices. Eighteen states reported that they had contractor prequalification programs, 7 states reported
they were developing programs, 24 states reported that they had no programs, and 1 state did not respond.
Primary programmatic issues of interest to respondents were objectivity, efficiency, and adequacy of
operational resources. Only a few states had formal methods for measuring program impact. ‘Execution
of Work - Prosecution and Progress’ appeared to be the most important contractor performance-rating
factor. A database was built to hold detailed survey responses, states’ prequalification documents, and
various research resources.
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